Additional infoLabel: Roadrunner
Also issued as a limited special edition with 116 page hardback book, 48 page softback book, and 5.1 mix on a DVD.

- 2LP version: September 2009 ToneFloat (Also issued as a 2,000 copy limited edition, with 48 page book and PVC slipcase)
- DVDA edition: March 2010 Transmission 12.1 (Audiophile 5.1 surround sound version featuring the 5.1 mix of the album in advanced resolution/MLP lossless 5.1 surround, DTS 5.1 digital surround sound, and 24 bit stereo, as well as the videos for Time Flies and Octane Twisted, a 30 second TV spot, and a photo gallery set to exclusive instrumental mixes of Black Dahlia and Flicker)

Produced by Porcupine Tree.
Post-production by Gavin Harrison.
Mixed by Steven Wilson.
Written and recorded between September 2008 and May 2009 at Air Lyndhurst, Monkey Puzzle, No Man's Land, Bourne Place, The Artillery, Nightspace, and Red Room Recorders.
Air Lyndhurst sessions engineered by Steve Orchard.
Additional guitar recording by John Wesley at Red Room Recorders.
Mastered by Jon Astley at Close to the Edge Mastering.
5.1 version mastered at Galaxy by Darcy Proper.
DVD authored by Opus Productions.

On this Porcupine Tree record, The Incident, there is a huge contrast in sound to that of the band's back catalog. It focuses much less on the rock, and much more on cheesy pop sensibilities. Not that Steven Wilson hasn't pulled from the pop vein before; the most notable example being Stupid Dream. But this time, it's all "Kneel and Disconnect".

Coming off of the awe-inspiring Fear of a Blank Planet and Nil Recurring it's hard not to measure PT's latest up to them. While it's PT as usual showing their elegance and simplicity in song structure and melody, its still just average PT. And even that is well above average for progressive rock.

The Incident is tasty and perfect i love this album performance 10, production 10, songwriters 9.5, orinality 9.5, this is a really incredible experimental progressive rock with progressive metal influenced .

This is actually the first PT album that I ever bought (the first one I heard of was Deadwing though). It's not quite my favorite PT album, but I still love it, it's great stuff. "I Drive The Hearse" is a haunting song, the flute and acoustic guitars are gorgeous.

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